11-letter words containing n, o, b, s, e
- obscurement — The act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured.
- obscureness — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- obsecration — to entreat solemnly; beseech; supplicate.
- observances — Plural form of observance.
- observantly — quick to notice or perceive; alert.
- observation — an act or instance of noticing or perceiving.
- observingly — Attentively, observantly.
- obsessional — the domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, etc.
- obsolescent — becoming obsolete; passing out of use, as a word: an obsolescent term.
- obsolescing — to be or become obsolescent.
- obstinately — firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
- obtestation — The act of obtesting; supplication; protestation.
- obviousness — The characteristic of being obvious.
- ombrogenous — (of plants) able to flourish in wet conditions
- ombudswomen — Plural form of ombudswoman.
- on the bias — A dress or skirt that is cut on the bias or that is bias-cut has been cut diagonally across the material so that it hangs down in a particular way.
- outbalances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbalance.
- outer banks — chain of long, narrow, sandy islands, along the coast of N.C.
- overburdens — Plural form of overburden.
- pensionable — worker: of retirement age
- poison bean — Also called bladderpod. a tall plant, Glottidium vesicaria, of the legume family, native to the southeastern U.S., having clusters of yellow flowers and pods containing highly poisonous seeds.
- potableness — the quality of being potable or drinkable
- press baron — an influential newspaper publisher or owner who usually controls more than one widely circulated newspaper.
- probusiness — an occupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming.
- responsible — answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management (often followed by to or for): He is responsible to the president for his decisions.
- responsibly — answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management (often followed by to or for): He is responsible to the president for his decisions.
- robbinsdale — a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- salmonberry — the salmon-colored, edible fruit of a raspberry, Rubus spectabilis, of the Pacific coast of North America.
- second base — the second in order of the bases from home plate.
- second best — the next to the best in performance, achievement, craftsmanship, etc.
- second-best — the next to the best in performance, achievement, craftsmanship, etc.
- shacklebone — the wrist
- single bond — a chemical linkage consisting of one covalent bond between two atoms of a molecule, represented in chemical formulas by one line or two vertical dots, as C–H or C:H.
- skinner box — a box used in experiments in animal learning, especially in operant conditioning, equipped with a mechanism that automatically gives the animal food or other reward or permits escape, as by opening a door.
- snob appeal — the attributes of something that appeal to people who associate those qualities with social or intellectual superiority; a thing's attractiveness to snobs.
- snow banner — snow being blown off a mountaintop.
- snow blower — a motor-driven machine on wheels used to remove snow by throwing it into the air and to one side.
- snow bridge — a mass of snow bridging a crevasse, sometimes affording a risky way across it
- snowmobiler — a person who drives a snowmobile
- soil binder — a plant that prevents or inhibits erosion by providing a ground cover and forming a dense network of roots that hold the soil.
- soluble rna — a small RNA molecule, consisting of a strand of nucleotides folded into a clover-leaf shape, that picks up an unattached amino acid within the cell cytoplasm and conveys it to the ribosome for protein synthesis. Abbreviation: tRNA.
- soybean oil — a pale-yellow oil derived from soybeans by expression or solvent extraction: used as a food and in the manufacture of soap, candles, inks, paints, varnishes, etc.
- spin bowler — a bowler who specializes in bowling balls with a spinning motion
- splint bone — one of the rudimentary, splintlike metacarpal or metatarsal bones of the horse or some allied animal, one on each side of the back of each cannon bone.
- sponge bath — a bath in which the bather is cleaned by a wet sponge or washcloth dipped in water, without getting into a tub of water.
- spoon bread — Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a baked dish made with cornmeal, milk, eggs, and shortening, served as an accompaniment to meat.
- stench bomb — a small bomb made to emit a foul smell on exploding.
- stenobathic — of or relating to marine or freshwater life that can tolerate only limited changes in depth (opposed to eurybathic).
- stereoblind — lacking the ability to see in three dimensions through both eyes
- sternotribe — (of a flower) having contact with the sternum of an insect